Sunday, September 29, 2019

Unicorn Tears and Bushels of Marigolds

Great news! Unicorn tears are now available to help keep your skin young and sad!
But if that doesn't work, there's Smooth Blur Ctrl-pore serum, called "Cathy Doll", (but I didn't get the full picture of the bus!) Also, snail cream now has a baby mascot and Aloeverd, so that's gotta help.
But enough of that, let's transition to orange sightings.
Whoah, careful not to spill!
I always thought that marigolds were used in temple offerings because Buddhists like orange.
But the interwebs tell me it comes from Hinduism where, as far as I can tell, they like lotsa colours.
In any case, the Bangkok flower market, which I originally discovered with Adrian, is a great place to visit, and if you like, to buy lots of flowers, cheap. 30 cents per bag, stems not included.
I prefer them by the bushel.
Orchids. A tad cheaper than in the west.
Explosive-looking temple candles? Only 16 cents!
But then it gets crafty. You make your flowers into elaborately symmetric temple offerings.
I'm a big fan of elaborate symmetry, so my favourites are the biguns.
Jasmine is a handy choice, as it's beautiful and aromatic, to cover your un-temply stenches.
I don't understand the "ugly fake flowers on sticks with money" option.
The pumpkins with plastic leaves is also well beyond my level of flower market expertise.